Big Society faith based partners must be subject to scrutiny
Where can the government find willing community workers outside the public sector? Answer: religious groups. However, that brings difficult questions in itself.
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It’s time to deliver what half a million marched for: Plan B
A report to “produce a feasible set of reforms that deal with the economic crisis in an alternative way” is being drawn up by a group of progressive think tanks.
How can LIFE advise on the implementation of policies they don’t believe in?
The news that anti-abortionists LIFE have been appointed to the new government advisory group on sexual health is a serious wake-up call for all who belive in liberty.
Big Society message is too vague to unlock our “hidden wealth”
The RSA’s Dr Jonathan Rowson analyses prime minister David Cameron’s Big Society concept, how it works and where it falls short in unlocking our “hidden wealth”.
Cameron’s Big Society fiddling while volunteering burns
Matching his rhetoric to the reality – Left Foot Forward’s Dominic Brown looks at how the real legacy of David Cameron’s big society is shaping up.
Cameron can’t build the Big Society on mass unemployment
The massed ranks of unemployed people will not provide the country with an army of Big Society volunteers. Instead, if things continue as they are, they will become increasingly isolated, both from the world of work and from their communities.
Cameron’s government is betraying his “great passion”
TimeBank, a voluntary organisation celebrated by the government in their Big Society plans, have shed a third of their staff following a government funding axe.
Conservatives build volunteers up then knock them down
David Cameron’s confused message over the Big Society took another blow after it was announced a charity at its forefront had its funding axed by the government.
Tebbit’s extraordinary rant about a “Big Society gay wedding”
Norman Tebbit has had an extraordinary dig at David Cameron over the Big Society and gay marriage in the Telegraph, ranting about a “Big Society gay wedding”.
Big Society, Broken society?
Amid the controversy of charities and cuts, a neglected part of this week’s ‘Big Society’ re-launch is the reappearance of the idea of the ‘broken society’, writes Matt Cavanagh.